Impact of Organized Violence on Illness Experience of Turkish/Kurdish and Bosnian Migrant Patients in Primary Care
Author(s) -
D. Gilgen,
Corina Salis Gross,
Daniel Maeusezahl,
Conrad Frey,
Marcel Tanner,
Mitchell G. Weiss,
Christoph Hatz
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.2310/7060.2002.24206
Subject(s) - medicine , bosnian , psychiatry , distress , anxiety , turkish , feeling , suicide prevention , health care , suicidal ideation , poison control , anger , affect (linguistics) , domestic violence , clinical psychology , psychology , environmental health , social psychology , philosophy , linguistics , communication , economics , economic growth
Migration, particularly when associated with exposure to organized violence, can seriously affect mental and physical health in ways that are not obvious. This study considers the clinical impact of organized violence on emotional and somatic problems encountered in the course of primary health care.
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